Petro Balabuyev

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Petro Vasylovych Balabuyev
Petro Balabuyev with the An-148 in the background.
Born	(1931-03-23)March 23, 1931 Valuisk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	May 17, 2007(2007-05-17) (aged 76)
Occupation	Antonov aircraft designer
Awards	Hero of Socialist Labor (1975) USSR State Prize (1973)
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Petro Vasylovych Balabuyev (Ukrainian: Петро Васильович Балабуєв, 23 March 1931 in Valuisk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 17 May 2007) was a Ukrainian aircraft designer, engineer, Doctor of Engineering (1988), professor, chief designer of the Antonov Design Bureau (1984 – May 2005), Hero of Socialist Labour and a Hero of Ukraine, head of Kyiv-based Antonov Aircraft for 20 years.